Eclipse Tutorial: Installation

Installing Eclipse

Note: you have access to the Eclipse environment through the WAM class account we have provided in class. However if you are planning to work at home then we highly recommend you install the Eclipse environment in your computer as accessing the Eclipse software remotely could be extremely slow.

During the installation process you may need an utility called WinZip used for managing .zip files. Note that it is $29, but the evaluation version is fully functional and does not expire.

To download and install Eclipse on your personal computer:

Download Java (J2SE v 1.4.2_04). It is built in to Mac OS X. For Windows and Linux go the web site http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html. Then in the area that has the following header:

J2SE v 1.4.2_04 SDK includes the JVM technology

select Download J2SE SDK. On Windows, you need admin privileges. Be careful and don't confuse the JRE with SDK; you need the SDK. Install java by clicking on the file you downloaded.

Download Eclipse version 3.0M8 (3.0 Stream Stable Build) and unzip into any folder of your choice.
Download the Dr Java plug-in For Eclipse version 0.9.3 (drjava-eclipse-0.9.3.zip) and unzip into the 'plugins' folder of Eclipse.
Download autocvs version 0.0.5 (autocvs-0.0.5.zip) and unzip into the 'plugins' folder of Eclipse
Run Eclipse by launching the 'eclipse' application within the eclipse directory
Optionally, on Windows PCs only, you can create a shortcut to the eclipse executable.

Note: If you have any trouble launching Eclipse after adding the DrJava or AutoCVS plugin, close eclipse, delete the ".config" subdirectory in the Eclipse directory, and restart eclipse.

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